Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-07-21

elccuon tickets.
Canadian district wilrbe we'll repre-.
senicd at our fair this fall.
Claude shelion's election as clerk Of
Delaware district Is considered
certainty.
A special train bearing n number OF
the Missouri Pacific officials went
north Monday noon.
We hear there were lively times at
the meetings in the western part Of
this district last week.
There Is some satisfaction in the
knowledge that it is much hotter at
some other places than here.
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Our space is not sufficient to pub
lish all the communication received.
II is more than probable the short
ones will have preference.
A heavy rain fell last Friday on Cow.
skin prairie, breaking up the meeting.
II was worth more to the country than
the suppressed eloquence.
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For sale, number of thoroughbred
Dnroc-Jersey pigs. May be seen at
G. W. Green's farm five miles north
west of yinita. Enquire at this Office.
Mayes and Smith are at Country
mans spring to-day, will be at Clare
more Saturday, Coody's Bluff neN
Monday, Bartlesville Wednesday and
Gooseneck Friday.
A. S. Doran and Pink Fogg, two gam
blers, engaged in a shooting match
last Saturday night at Fort Smith and
it is probable the former will die from
the wounds received.
We received notice from the paper
supply houses last week that the price
OF envelopes had been advanced fifty
five cents per thousand. Thus the re-
suit of combine" strikes MS all.
If the CHIEFrAIN suits your taste,
ask your reighbor to take it. II our
list Of subscribers was doubled you
have no idea what Improvements we
could make in the paper. Try ss.
Subscribers who want their paper
continued must pay mp promptly. In
week or so we shall draw Off our
lists into new book and do not in
tend to include single name not paid
in advance.
Nelse Moore has brought suit against
Jonathan Gore aud John Brown for
the possession of several horses which
they bought at the sale of old Tom
Moore's effects, held some days ago by
Indian Agent Owen.
We hope correspondents wall not
endeavor to take any unfair advantage
by coming down hard on their oppo.
nents next week when there Is no op
portunity for replying. We might
have to "bar" them.
George Walker brought about a hal
dozen potatoes into our Office the 9th
or day which made a .peck--or less
They were certainly very large. III
also brought In few stalks OF German
millet which showed a remarkable
growth.
An Indian citizenship association
known as the Catawbas, has heen or
ganized at Fort Smith. All person.
claiming rights in this territory wh'
have been refused, whether Catawbi
( Indians or not, are invited to becom
members.
The Downing people will give bar
becue at Chelsea on election day, Au
gust first, and are preparing for gran,
good time. An abundance of beef viii
he provided and both Mayes aud Buncl
folks are cordially invited to be pres
ent. This will be the last chance FOL
two years. Better take it.
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The editor of the Fort Smith Eleva
tor judgc9 from tile opinion OF n citi
zen OF the nation with whom he ha
conversed that Rabbit Bunch will b
elected chief We notice in anothe
column that John +. Lyons has bee
in town. lie does not know the ma
ior's propensity for joking.
The Seneca Dispatch says there wi
, be grand celebration and picnic a
the Bombcrry Grove in the Seneca M
tion, July 23rd, over the event about I
transpire, to-wit the allotment {
lands in that nation. A glorious jub
lice is expected, and everybody invit
ed to be present on the occasion.
J. George Mitchelps store, at Oaks, wa
81 burned with all its contents on Sunda
night, 10th inst. and his dwelling, bt
a short distance away, was saved wit
difficulty. Loss, 5000 and no insu
ance. lie had house burned lal
March and is now satisfied both wei
incendiary fires. The store will be r
1 built.
g II is with regret that we learn
I the death Of Mrs. George Davis whic
T occurred ON the fourth inst. at Con
3 morcial Point, Kentucky. She, accon
panied by her husband, early in Jun
left for visit to the scenes OF h'
childhood aud now Mr.. Davis has r
: turned alone. Her illness was ofsho
duration.
UNITED STATES CouRr. -soabol
Green, the Greek boy who killed-tl
marshaPs guard and posse near Eufa
la has been convicted at Fort Smiil
-, sam Brewer, who has Moth
hands nor feet is the defendant in 1